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Vancouver Day Camps for Kids: SUMMER (5-day)
Adventurers and rebels welcome!
When kids go to Fireside’s Vancouver Kids day camps and overnight camps, they develop a sense of independence, new life and social skills while unplugging from their digital & urban world to connect with nature and simply have fun.
Exciting, affordable, and close to home
We know how challenging it is to find a day camp that is affordable, close to Metro Vancouver, high quality, adventurous, and gives your children the attention and support they need. This is why we operate local and small group & mobile camp experiences for kids aged 6–11. Our summer camps are designed to provide a balance of fostering children’s social-emotional learning, outdoor skill-based training, creativity, and immersive play.
Imagine your kid(s) swimming at the pool, hiking on awesome local trails, exploring wetlands at UBC, and harvesting wild blackberries to prepare a gourmet meal, all in one week! Exploring, dancing, building, creating, dreaming, laughing, and enjoying every precious moment are all experiences that define being a kid at camp. That’s what happens at Fireside Adventures.
We hire urban outdoor education experts
Our staff aren't just summer staff. They do 100–500 days of urban programming a year with kids in Vancouver and know the city like the back of their hands. They are lead staff from Vancouver Outdoor School’s Fieldschool.
Tatiana Fisher (camp director) is a lead instructor with Vancouver Outdoor School. She holds an extensive background working with kids of all ages and is a registered ECE.
Packing List
Ocean Adventurers (Kitsilano Beach)
Jul 1–5
Jul 15–19
Jul 29–Aug 2
Aug 12–16
Where The Wild Things Go: (Olympic Village)
Jul 8–12
Jul 22–26
Aug 5–9
Aug 19–23
Duration: 8:30–3:30
Ages: 6–11 (co-ed)
PRICES
$575.00 + GST
Deposit: $150.00 CAD + GST
Includes: Camp supplies and materials, experienced instructors, daily photos, admission
Does not include: Bikes – campers will need to bring their own bike and safety equipment for self-propelled travel days.
More info: office@firesideadventures.ca
Ocean Adventurers (Jul 1–5, Jul 15–19m Jul 29–Aug 2)
Kid-friendly oceanography, marine biology, and ocean exploration
Is your child curious about the underwater world? Do they wonder about how tides work? Our Ocean Adventurers camp is magical for kids to immerse themselves in a magical marine world while exploring and having fun! We’ll strike the perfect balance between curiosity-driven science projects, beach exploration, and time to cut loose (including swimming, sailing, and paddleboarding!) And, of course, practising to become a young marine biologist…
Key activities:
Science-based games and creative projects, like driftwood sculpture-making;
Visiting and explore ocean-focused places like the Maritime Museum, Fisherman’s Wharf at Granville Island, Pacific Museum of Earth’s Weather Alley, and the Beatty Biodiversity Museum to see the blue whale skeleton!
Learning about local Indigenous perspectives and storytelling about the ocean world;
Ocean-based physical activities like swimming, paddleboarding, and sailing with the Jericho Sailing Club;
Following a pirate’s map while building our navigational skills… to discover treasure with a surprising twist!
Camp favourite: Temporary terrariums! Build your own terrarium (or ocean aquarium) to reflect the oceanside biome! We release the creatures back to their larger home at the end of the day.
Looking for materials for “crabitats”, English Bay
Where the Wild Things Go (Jul 8–12, Jul 22–26, Aug 5–9)
Cutting loose in the wild and embracing the kid… within the kid!
Imagine your children biking along Stanley Park as the sun shines on the water and the birds chirp. Imagine them hiking peacefully on the shoreline listening to the trees rustling in the sea breeze. Get ready to take part in forest exploration, forest games, bike maintenance and safety lessons, swimming, beachcombing, fort building and lots of fresh air!
Biking is an important component of this camp, so ensure your kids have prior biking experience. We will have a proficiency test before riding at the beginning of this summer camp.
Key activities:
Biking excursions (3 days) and daily exploration of places like Stanley Park;
Hiking at Seymour Demonstration Forest (special trip on Wednesday);
Nature-based games and expressive arts including a special artist workshop at English Bay, forest art installations, and educational games like ‘Predator and Prey’;
Our annual attempt to build Vancouver’s largest beach fort;
Learning about local Indigenous perspectives and storytelling around the forest and its creatures.
Camp favourite: Quest for the Lord of All Frogs: searching for Lord Froggerton at beautiful Beaver Lake while learning about species conservation and the various native, endangered and invasive frogs around Vancouver.
